It definitely affects on pricing because, moreover people searches popular artist painting to purchase them. I found there is few people who looking forward for local painting to just arrange them on home's side wall.

This is really great ideas and i am doing this. I am using passive income sites that can be used to generate money.Passive income sites are sites that can make you money without you having to watch over them all the time.

It will effect your price greatly because your friend will have to ship the paintings from overseas which will cost you both a lot which in turn will drive your prices high. As far as the decision of the local buyer is concerned, i don't think it will effect his decision just because the artist is foreign. If the paintings are good than no problem but keep in mind the price.